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    What goodies are on sale!?

    Thanks! I'll do that. Now I want to wear that black dress for New Year's.
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    What goodies are on sale!?

    It depends on what look you're going for. I mean, anyone could pick a Stop Staring repro out of a vintage dress lineup, but I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. They make very cute, flattering dresses with a vintage flair and not an ounce of frump. The high-waisted jeans are just...
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    Asian-Influence Retro

    Sure thing, any particular era? The ubiquity of and attitudes towards Western dress change dramatically from decade to decade in modern Japan, depending on what was going on politically and culturally. The introduction of western clothing in Japan gets pretty complicated, at least for women...
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    Show Us Your Purchases!

    I just bought this one. I'm going to use it as a "stunt dress" when I get married in June. (I'm going to change into this one so I can dance. My real dress is long and heavy and slinky and fragile, and I can barely walk in it let alone dance.) Well, assuming it looks good when it gets here.
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    Sewing Lessons & FAQ

    Does anyone make a good pattern for 1760s-1790s stays? Thanks! BV
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    What goodies are on sale!?

    Heeeeyyy!! They always show pictures of stuff that I can't find on their sites or their affiliates. That's so not fair, I really want the strapless black dress with the buttons on the front page and it's nowhere on their site. Thanks for the heads-up, I think it is time for xmas shopping...
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    These shoes with this dress??

    I think the shoes are very cute, but under that dress both look a little odd. They're both really cute separately, though. BV
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    For the seamstresses out there...

    Oh, now I really want to see the Viking sew through a yardstick! That would be better than the guy on TV who cuts pennies in half to show how tough the knives are! (And I want an embroidery machine very very badly). BV
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    For the seamstresses out there...

    *How long have you been sewing? This is hard. I made doll clothes by hand when I was small. I got my first sewing machine when I was 11. I'm going to judge from then, so 15 years. *How did you learn to sew? Trial and error. My mom taught me the basic running stitch when I was little, but...
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    Visiting Chicago-- where do I shop!

    I think they closed up for real. Beatniks is supposed to be vintage? Honestly, they're one of my favorite shops, but I never parsed that it was a "vintage" shop. They stock a lot of vinyl. They were a pretty good source for Halloween costumes and wigs, but there are better prices on wigs at...
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    Short pants and lack of feminine style

    Zara is a chain clothing store. I think it might be from Spain. There are a lot of them around here. I don't think I've seen gauchos in anything stretchy around here. Most of the ones I see around look like a lightweight wool or some sort of textured suiting, and they flare out from the hips...
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    Short pants and lack of feminine style

    The picture Lauren posted is a lot like what I see around here. I saw a girl in a pair with that little 4-button sailor-flap front and it was adorable. I can't pull it off with my stubby little legs, but there are some gorgeously coltish fashionable ladies wearing them up and down the streets...
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    Sewing Lessons & FAQ

    Out of curiosity, how do you guys feel about dress forms with legs? I've only ever used them to paint on stretchy things and have never tried to drape on one before. Is there any reason I could not just use a dress form with legs in place of a standard form with a cage bottom? Or is there...
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    Sewing Lessons & FAQ

    Thanks! I'm still really excited about it. ^_^ I've heard wonderful things about the Twinfit forms! One of my friends just got one from her husband and family as an anniversary present. She totally cried. I'm told that the adjustable forms are really good for if you're sewing for other...
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    Sewing Lessons & FAQ

    I did! I did! ^_^ I found it a week ago and bit my tongue and told no one about it until it was safely in my living room. I didn't want to jinx it. It is so much easier to make decisions with a dress form. I thought I was pretty good at visualizing things, but it is a lot easier to decide...
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    Sewing Lessons & FAQ

    Eek. I could totally just keel over and die. I got a Wolf form in exactly my size for $100 off of craigslist. I was going to get it re-covered, but it turns out it doesn't need it. I've noticed a lot of dress forms on the New York craigslist -- on average it seems that a new form is posted...
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    If only he'd clean up a little...

    Depp is always beautiful, but my pick is Ichabod Crane. Every Xmas I look to see if Santa has left a dark, stylish but dishevelled academic with obsessive tendencies and steampunk accessories under my tree. Ed Wood comes in a close 2nd, but he has to buy his own sweaters. He's absolutely not...
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    Hello, I'm new!

    Welcome! Oh wow, there's so much material on the construction of identity here you'll have a field day! ^_^ Everyone around here seems to know everything. It's great. Happy shopping! ^_^ BV
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    What to wear with this dress?

    I think I'm pretty hopeless and not girly with stuff like this, but my instinct was black too. A small, flat black hat (tilted), replace the belt with a black one, then get some really spectacular black shoes and gloves and a pocketbook. (ooh, a square, quilted black leather clutch would be...
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    Calling all ladies that sew

    I've never tried the stuff, but when I ordered a pattern from Folkwear recently they sent me a little sample of some kind of fabric/paper they're selling for people to copy patterns onto. It seems pretty sturdy but is transparent. It kind of feels like interfacing. It seems like it would work...

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